Alain Lemaire announced that he will be passing the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of Cascades, Inc. to Mario Plourde, now Chief Operating Officer of the company. The transfer will take place on May 9, 2013 following a two-year transition period. He also indicated that he will continue to serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Mario Plourde is Chief Operating Officer of Cascades and has been managing the company's operations since 2011. He works in close collaboration with the President and heads up the management team responsible for operations of the various business segments of the company's three major groups (Tissue Group, Containerboard Group and Specialty Products Group).